Rock Story Rosé is a wine that Ana and I make, quite deliberately, for the restaurant table.
A unique story of the 2023 vintage in England, it brings together fruit from multiple vineyards across the South Downs and the Crouch Valley, nourished by chalk, limestone, sandstone, and clay.
It shows pretty red-berry and floral scents from both Pinots, freshness from the Chardonnay, and richness and complexity from the addition of Crouch Valley Pinot Noir.
Rounded and textural, Rock Story Rosé makes an ideal aperitif, but has the depth and structure to pair with a wide range of red meat, root vegetable, and decadent seafood dishes.
Rock Story is poured exclusively at restaurants that we return to time and again: Angela Hartnett's Murano and Café Murano, Mitch & Ben Tonks' Rockfish restaurants in Devon and Dorset, Neil Borthwick's The French House, Lime Wood in the New Forest, and THE PIG.
Until now, it has not been available beyond those dining rooms. But, as so many of you have asked to enjoy it at home, we have set aside a small amount from our cellar.
Rock Story Rosé is released to our mailing list twice annually – in the spring and the autumn – offered by the case for a short window. A chance, perhaps, to keep a little of your favourite house pour within reach...

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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GRAPES
70% Pinot Noir
20% Pinot Meunier
10% Chardonnay
(+10% red wine addition)
Dosage: 8g/L, 12% ABV.
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VINEYARDS
From our South Downs vineyard in East and West Sussex and beyond, including:
Bee Tree Vineyard, East Sussex
Coldharbour, West Sussex
Alpaca Block, West Sussex
Mason's Point, Crouch Valley
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WINEMAKING
Fermented in stainless steel, without malolactic fermentation.
Bottled in August 2024, followed by 24 months on lees. First disgorged in July 2026.